How to delete a Facebook page?

Would you like to know how to delete a Facebook page? There's nothing easier. Simply, continue reading, and you will find out how to delete a Facebook page, how long it takes and how to delete Facebook page on mobile. The following step-by-step guide is also applicable to business, fan, or theme pages that you own.

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The following article will teach you how to delete a Facebook page, no matter if it's business, company, fun, or theme page that you've created. There is a possibility to delete Facebook pages both with the help of your computer and mobile Facebook application for Apple iOS and Android. Frankly speaking, the only thing that you have to do is to indicate to the Facebook's administration, that you want to delete your personal page and wait for 14 days for its actual removal.

How to delete a Facebook page from your computer?

Step 1. Use your computer and preferred searching engine to enter the official Facebook website. Here's a link, in case you are facing problems. The Facebook's homepage will open with fields to log in or your news feed, if you didn't logged out during your last session. If not, enter your e-mail address or mobile phone and password in the upper corner to enter your personal page.

Step 2. Find the "Menu" button and click on it. You will be able to find it in the top-right corner of the page. Once you have done it, a drop-down menu will open.

Step 3. In the middle of the drop-down menu, choose the "Manage Pages" button and click on it. If you have problems with finding, look it near the middle of the drop-down menu between the "Create page" and "Create Group" buttons. Note, in case you see your personal page's name at the top of this drop-down menu, click its name instead, then skip the next step.

Step 4. Choose your page by simply clicking on the name of the page that you want to remove.

Step 5. Now, click on the "Settings" button in the top right corner of your page. Thus, you will be redirected to the the page's Settings window.

Step 6. Now scroll down the list of services and choose the "Remove page". You will find this option near the bottom of the page, right below the "Merge Pages" option. By clicking on it, you will prompt the heading to expand, revealing an additional option. In case, you are not able to find this option, scroll back up, click o the button "General" situated in the top-left corner of the page, and scroll back down.

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Step 7. A new window will open, where you can read the following:

"Deleting your page means that nobody will be able to see or find it. Once you click delete, you'll have 14 days to restore it in case you change your mind. After that, you'll be asked to confirm whether to delete it permanently. If you choose to unpublish instead, only admins will be able to see your page".

If you still want to delete the page, click on the "Delete (Name of your page) link. It's below the described above "Remove Page" agreement. The (Name) section of the link will be removed by your page's name.

Step 8. Now, please click the "Delete Page" button when prompted. Thus, you will place your page in deletion regime, where it will stay during the next two weeks. Note, that there is no possibility to permanently delete this page during the 14-day period. In the deleting page window, you can also tick the "Unpublish this page" button.

Step 9. After the 14-days period has passed you are bale to delete the page once and for all. So, how to delete a page in Facebook forever? Follow the described below steps:

After two weeks, open your page again.

Click on the "Settings" button.

Scroll down the menu and click on the button "Remove Page".

Now, click the "Permanently delete (page Name) link".

Click "Delete" when prompted, to delete the page once and for all.

How to delete Facebook page on mobile phone?

Step 1. To delete your Facebook page with the help of you smart phone, open the Facebook application, that resembles a white "f" on a dark-blue background. Thus, you will open your "News Feed" in case you are logged in. If you have logged out from Facebook during the last session, enter it your email address (or phone number) and password before logging in.

Step 2. On the top of the screen you will find several buttons, that represent news feed, friends list, groups, notifications and menu. Click on the menu button (looks like three lines) and a menu will open. If you are using iPhone, the menu button is placed in the bottom-right corner of the screen.

Step 3. In the menu options choose the "Pages" button. There is a chance that you will have to scroll down to find this option. If you are an Android user, scroll down to the "Pages" heading instead.

Step 4. Choose your page, that needs to be deleted. Click on the name of the page that you want to remove and a new page will open.

Step 5. For iPhone users, near the searching field you will find a small button, situated in the right top corner (looks like three little dots - ...). Click on it and a menu will open. For Android users, you might have to click ⋮ button instead.

Step 6. Click the "Edit Settings" button. You will find this option in the menu. Thus, you will be able to open the page's settings.

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Step 7. Click on the "General" button. You will find it on the the top of the menu.

Step 8. Now you will have to scroll down to the "Remove Page" agreement. You'll find this text near the bottom of the page. It will say:

"Deleting you page means that nobody will be able to see or find it. Once you click delete, you'll have 14 days to restore it in case you change your mind. After that, you'll be asked to confirm whether to delete it permanently."

Step 9. Click on the "Delete (page Name) link". You will find it just below the "Remove Page" agreement. The (Name) section of the link will be replaced by your page's name.

Step 10. Click on the "Delete Page" button when prompted. Thus, you will place the page in deletion regime, where it will stay for 14-days period. You are not able to permanently delete the page during this two weeks.

Step 11. Remove your page after the two weeks period. After the 14-days period, log in to your page again and do the described below steps to permanently remove it from Facebook:

Click ⋯ button for iPhone or ⋮ for Android.

Click the "Edit Settings" button.

Click "General" to continue.

Now, scroll down and click "Permanently delete (page Name)".

Click "Delete Page" button when prompted.

There you have it, simple steps on how to delete a Facebook page you created. However, on how long to delete a Facebook page; this depends on you and why you chose to delete the page or account.